Andre Panagos 
Spine [EPUB ebook] 

The first in a new ‘Quick Reference’ series in PM&amp R, this volume broadly covers the complex topic of spine care. Broken down into 100 conditions, the bulleted text and helpful illustrations provide a clinical roadmap for diagnosing and treating spine disorders commonly and not so commonly encountered in daily practice. Every entry features description, etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, risk factors, clinical features, natural history, diagnosis, red flags, treatment, prognosis, helpful hints, and suggested readings on two facing pages for easy access to key information at a glance.

Every entry is standardized for quick look-up in the office or clinic, and features description, etiology, risk factors, clinical features, natural history, diagnosis, red flags, treatment, prognosis, helpful hints, and suggested readings.All Rehabilitation Medicine Quick Referencetitles offer:

• Consistent Approach and Organization: at-a-glance outline format allows readers to find the facts quickly


• Concise Coverage: of must-know information broken down into easy-to-locate topics


• Fast Answers to Clinical Questions: diagnostic and management criteria for problems commonly encountered in daily practice


• Hands-on Practical Guidance: for all types of interventions and therapies


• Multi-Specialty Perspective: ensures that issues of relevance to all rehabilitation team members are addressed

Tabella dei contenuti

Conditions of the Spine : 1. Achondroplasia; 2. Aging Lumbosacral Spine; 3. Aneurysmal Bone Cysts; 4. Ankylosing Spondylitis; 5. Anterior Cord Syndrome (Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome); 6. Arachnoiditis; 7. Arteriovenous Malformation; 8. Atlantoaxial Instability; 9. Aviation-Associated Back and Neck Pain; 10. Baastrup’s Disease (Kissing Spines Disease); 11. Back Pain Associated with Dance; 12. Back Pain Associated with Golf; 13. Back Pain Associated with Heavy Loads; 14. Back Pain Associated with Occupation; 15. Back Pain Associated with Pregnancy; 16. Back Pain Associated with Sitting; 17. Back Pain Associated with Soccer; 18. Back Pain Associated with Tennis; 19. Back Pain in Mature Athletes; 20. Back Pain in the Older Population; 21. Back Pain in Young Athletes; 22. Brown-S»quard Syndrome; 23. Cauda Equina Syndrome; 24. Central Cord Syndrome; 25. Chondrosarcoma; 26. Chordoma; 27. Coccydynia (Coccygodynia); 28. Deconditioning; 29. Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (Forrestier’s Disease); 30. Disciitis; 31. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome; 32. Epidural Abscess; 33. Epidural Lipomatosis; 34. Ewing’s Sarcoma; 35. Failed Back Surgery Syndrome; 36. Fractures; Lower Cervical Spine; 37. Fractures; Upper Cervical Spine; 38. Fractures; Sacrum; 39. Fractures; Thoracolumbar Spine; 40. Giant Cell Tumor; 41. Hemangiomas; 42. Hemoglobinopathies (Sickle Cell Disease; Thalassemia); 43. Hyperparathyroidism; 44. Low Back Strain; 45. Lymphoma; 46. Marfan Syndrome; 47. Meningioma; 48. Meningitis; 49. Multiple Myeloma 50. Multiple Sclerosis; 51. Myofascial Pain Syndrome; 52. Neck Pain Associated with Occupation; 53. Neck Pain in Athletes; 54. Neck Strain; 55. Neurofibroma; 56. Osteoblastoma; 57. Osteochondroma; 58. Osteogenesis Imperfecta; 59. Osteoid Osteoma; 60. Osteomyelitis; Vertebral Body; 61. Osteoporosis; 62. Paget’s Disease; 63. Psoriatic Arthritis; 64. Radiculopathy; Cervical; 65. Radiculopathy; Lumbar; 66. Radiculopathy; Thoracic; 67. Rheumatoid Arthritis; 68. Sacroiliac Joint Pain; 69. Sarcoidosis; 70. Scheuermann’s Disease; 71. Schwannoma; 72. Scoliosis; 73. Spinal Cord Injury; 74. Spinal Stenosis; Cervical (Cervical Myelopathy); 75. Spinal Stenosis; Lumbar; 76. Spinal Stenosis; Thoracic (Thoracic Myelopathy); 77. Spondylolysis/Spondylolisthesis; Cervical; 78. Spondylolysis/Spondylolisthesis; Lumbar; 79. Spontaneous Epidural Hematoma; 80. Stingers and Burners; 81. Synovial Cysts; 82. Syringomyelia; 83. Tarlov Cysts (Perineural Cysts; Sacral Nerve Root Cysts); 84. Tethered Cord Syndrome; 85. Transverse Myelitis; 86. Whiplash-Associated Disorders; 87. Zygapophyseal (Facet) Joint Pain; Cervical; 88. Zygapophyseal (Facet) Joint Pain; Lumbar;
Spine-Mimicking Conditions : 89. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; 90. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy); 91. Fibromyalgia; 92. Herpes Zoster; 93. Hip-Spine Syndrome; 94. Lyme Disease; 95. Peripheral Neuropathy; 96. Piriformis Syndrome (Pseudosciatica); 97. Polymyalgia Rheumatica; 98. Psychological/Psychiatric Issues; 99. Shoulder Impingement Syndrome; 100. Trochanteric Bursitis

Circa l’autore

Andre Panagos, MD, , Assistant Professor, Director of Interventional Physiatry, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York, New York.